Container



' Nov. 13, 1928. 1,691,736

F. s. OPPENHEIM CONTAINER Filed Dec. 17, 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 filly, 5150 2 04 1741/ f I I I INVENTOR ATTORNEY Nev. 13, 1928. 1,691,736

a I F. s. OPPENHEIM CONTAINER Filed Dec. 17, 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 2Patented Nov, 13, 1928.

warren FERDINAND SJOIPPENHEIM, on NEW YORK, N. Y. i

CONTAINER.

Application filed December 17, 1924, Serial No. 756,462.

. Thisinvention relates to packing and shipping boxes and cases. Moreparticularly, it is directed to containers or cartons constructed ofcorrugated paper board or the like material for packing and shipping.apparatus such as radio sets, meters, typewriters, or for other likepurposes.

Among the objects of the invention is to provide a container or cartonof the character described having a one-piece lining member of novelconstruction which is adapted to form substantially braced spaced sideand end wallsor partitionsin said container, and is effective to protectand cushion the enclosed contents from sudden blows and contacts'so astoprevent injury and damage due to.careless and rough handling to whichsaid package may be subjected during transportation.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved container or acarton having a lining member of the character described which is ofsimple construction, easily and quickly set up for use, inexpensive tomanufacture, and efficient to a high degree for the purposes described.

Other objects of this invention will in part be obvious and in parthereinafter pointed out. I I

Certain features herein shown and described are shown, described andclaimed in my Patent No. 1,522,902, dated January 13,

T 1925,:andaccordingly not claimed herein.

With the above exception, the invention accordingly consists in thefeatures of construction, combinations of elements and arrangement ofparts which w1ll be exemplified in theconstruct-ion hereinafterdescribed and of which the scope of application will be indicated in thefollowing claims.

Inthe accompanying drawing, in which is shown one of the variouspossible illustrative 1 embodiments of this invention, a

Fig. 1 is a perspective viewshowing a pack- 7 ing and shipping caseembodying the invention, partsof the box being roken away to show theinterior construction;

Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 2-2 in Fig. 1; t

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a top or bottom'cushioning member;

'Fi 4 is a perspectiveview of the one-piece 7 interior lining member;

Fig. 5 is a plan view ofthe blank from which the lining member shown inFig. 4- is formed; s r

Fig. 6 is a cross-sectional view: of a packing and shipping case using amodified form" of interior lining member;

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the interior lining member shown in Fig.7, and

Fig. 8 is a plan view of the blank from which the lining member shown inFig. 7 is formed. 9

Referring indetail to the drawing,ll0 denotes an outer casing or shellof a packing; and shipping boxembodying the invention which may have anydesired shape or design and may be made of fibre board, cardboard or thelike material, but "is preferably con-' structed of corrugatedpaperboard, the cellularstructure of which has been found to add foldedinto their closed position, they maybe held in place by any suitablemeans asffor example a strip of adhesive tape 17." An open endedinterior lining member 18 is provided andarranged in spacedrelationfromthe sideand end Walls 11 and 12- respectively of casing'lO, saidmember 18 being preferably made froma single sheet of corrugated paperboard or the like material, out

to the shaped blank 18 shown 'in'Fig. '5, V

creasedan'd folded to form-"inner side walls 19, end walls 20 and doubleedge corner braces 21 outwardly extending from the up standing wallcorners '18?- of the member 18, as-shown' in Fig. 4E. The upper andlower ed es of member 18 maybe provided with extension wall portion 19and 20 which are" bent to extend outwardly from the side and end walls19 and- 20 respectively. Said mem her when assembled" in casihglO with,vits end and side walls, wall extension "portion and edge bracesin'posit'ion forms a self reta ining c from the'upstanding walljcorners30 of the structure (see Fig. If desired, the flap braces and wallextension portions may be secured together by suitable means (not shown)Suitable top and bottom cushioning members22 may be'provided, thoseshown in the drawing being each formed of a single sheet of corrugatedpaper board, cut, creased, and folded 'to form a rectangular shaped bodyportion 23, end Walls 24, and'side walls 25, said side walls'25 havingsingle flap extensions 25* which are bent to extend within and 7adjacent the end walls 24 and held in position by suitable fasteningmeans. The flap extensions 25 or other fastening means for the saidsideand end walls of member 22 may i be omitted if desired.

ably extending a substantial distance below the top of the casing-1Otoprovide space for the top cushioning member 22. j

. Where the contents occupying space A (see Fig. 2) comprises anapparatus having parts projecting beyond space A, the top cushioningmember 22 may be turned over so that the body portion 23 accommodatesthe projecting parts and the end and side walls serve to support andspace the contents from H the topof the casing.

' A casing 10." The top cushioning member 22 which is dimensioned to theproper height to In the practice of the invention, the lining member 18is placed in position in the casing with .thebottom cushioning member 22in place and thearticle' to be packed lowered into place abuttingagainst the side walls 19 and 20, said article being spaced thereby asubstantial distance from the walls of the fill the space between thetop of the article packed and the top of the casing 10 is then insertedin said top casing opening.

i The cover flaps are then folded in position and the casing sealed inany suitable manner as by means of a strip of adhesive tape 17.

' In Figs. 6, 7, and 8 are shown'a modified form of interior liningmember 30 which may i i be made of a single sheet of corrugated paperboard, cut to the shaped blank 30% shown in F ig. 8, creased and foldedto form inner side' walls 31, end wgy 32, bottom 33, and double edgecorner braces 34 outwardly extending member 30 as shown in Fig; 7 Theupper wall edgesot' member 30 may be provided with extension wallportion 31 and 32 which are bent to extend outwardly from the' side andend walls 31 and 32 respectively; Said member 30 when assembled in thecasing with its end and side walls, wall extensions and edge braces inposition forms a self-retaining structure similar to that formed bymember 18 described above.

The lining member 18 or 30 is thus seen to form an inner cushioningstructure for the ai ti'c'le'packed which substantially braced from themost rigid portion of side and end walls of the casing 10, namely thecorner edges thereof,.andibycushioning members 22 at the top and bottom.The double edge corner braces thus serve to bracetheinnerwalls from theouter Walls in a practical andhighly efficient manner.

' It willthus be seen that there provideda device in which the severalobjects of this invention are achieved and which is well adapted to meetthe conditions of practical use.

"As various possible embodiments might be v made ot the above inventlon,and as various a changes might. be made in the embodiment above seti'orth, it is to be understood that all matter herein set forth-or shownin the accompanying drawing is to be interpreted as illustrative and notin a limiting sense.

Having thus described my invention, I

claim as new and desire to secure by-Letters Patent: s

1. A packing and shipping box comprising an outer casing having side andend walls and a relatively stiff, one-piece lining member folded to forma shell having a packing space of substantially rectangularcross-section adapted to receive the contents, said member includingdouble bracing portions extending outwardly from and along the corneredges of said shell, said portions arranged to fit into adjacent cornerportionsof said casingwalls for spacing and rigidly supporting saidshell within the casing, and

flaps outwardly bent from the rim of said shell to serve assupplementary bracinga'nd spacing supports therefor.

2. A packing and shipping case of rectangular cross-section comprisingmner and outer walls, the inner walls including a top.

member and a one-piece. shell lining member havlng an end closureportion, said llnmg member being positionedto extend about the interiorside of the outer walls below said top member, said shell member havingintegral V means extending to the sides and along corners of the outerwalls down from" the'top thereof for supportingly bracing the shell 7member within the case, the meansextending :w

to said-sides being bent outwardlyfrom edge, I v

ortions of said lining member, ,toi'orm flaps or supplementing thebracing given by saidv means extendingto the corner of the case;

3. A cushioning lining member for a pack-f ing or shipping case madefrom a relatively stiff sheet blank and folded on parallelly spacedportions to form a shell having side and end Walls, a bottom andportions extending outwardly along the corners and the edges thereof,said portions being-adapted to space 1 and supportingly brace said shellalong the corners and side and end Walls of an outer casing, saldportions extending from the edges of the shell being. bent outwardly toform flaps disposed transversely with respect to said corner portionsfor supplementing 10 the bracing given by the latter to said shell whenpositioned in the outer casing.

In testimony whereof I a-flix my signature.

FERDINAND S. OPPENHEIM.

